DOHS Cares Foundation Blog

DOHS CARES FOUNDATION condemns in the strongest possible terms the brutal and senseless killings of two women in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, in separate incidents occurring within less than one month of each other.   On July 28, 2026, Nora Abombay was allegedly killed by her husband Emma Abombay following a domestic dispute after returning from a visit. Her eldest child, barely eight years old, reportedly witnessed the violence that took his mother’s life. The suspect remains at large.   On August 26, 2026, barely four weeks later, Blessing Oghwoghwo, a mother of two young boys aged 5 and 3, was reportedly beaten and strangled to death by her husband, identified only as Favour. He fled the scene immediately, leaving behind their terrified children.   These are not isolated incidents. They are the visible tip of a deadly national epidemic; femicide, the most extreme form of gender-based violence, and it is happening, with frightening frequency and near-tot...

Femicide in Nigeria, State by State Statistics by DOHS Femicide Observatory.  By H.T Jagiri.  Across Nigeria, women and girls continue to be killed simply because they are women. These killings often occur in the context of intimate partner violence, family violence, sexual violence, harmful gender norms, and misogyny. Yet many of these cases are routinely reported as "domestic disputes," "relationship issues," or isolated incidents, obscuring the systemic nature of the violence.   In 2024, We documented Over 150 women and girls killed in gender-related violence in Nigeria in 2024 and by 2025 December, we had tracked and documented over 350 cases of femicide in Nigeria, amounting to A W oman killed approximately every 49 hours.  This year, we have already recorded over 40 cases of   gender related killings of Women and Girls. These figures represent mothers, daughters, sisters, students, professionals, and breadwinners whose lives were violently cut short. Ye...

     By Cynthia Velle, Femicide Researcher, DOHS Femicide Research Hub.   DOHS Cares Foundation strongly condemns the horrific and barbaric murder of Wendy Achumba, a student of the College of Nursing in Umuadara village, Umulogho Community, Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State. Ms. Achumba, an indigene of Abia State, was found mutilated in her hostel room on Thursday evening.   Police investigations have led to the arrest of Onyema Okonkwo (32) and Emmanuel Onyekachi (25), both indigenes of Umuadara, Umulogho. During interrogation, Onyema Okonkwo allegedly confessed that he and Onyekachi raped the victim multiple times before killing her in a calculated attempt to conceal their crime.   It’s also been alleged that the perpetrators made sexual advances to the victim numerous times and got turned down. This led to them raping and murdering Wendy Achumba. This is disturbing not only because of its brutality, but because of what it reveals: the danger...